South Korea: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food provides 50,000 tons of rice to six countries that exacerbated the food crisis due to Corona 19

Published 2021년 3월 4일

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South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Program, has announced an expansion of its food aid program to six countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally providing aid to four countries, including Yemen, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Syria, with an annual contribution of 50,000 tons of rice, the program will now also include Syria and Laos. This initiative is part of Korea's commitment to international food aid, aimed at supporting refugees and migrants from vulnerable countries. The decision to expedite the aid schedule by one month is in response to the increased demand for food aid due to the pandemic.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Go Eun-ji = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, along with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), announced on the 4th that it will provide rice as food aid to six countries whose food shortages have worsened due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Korea, which joined the Food Assistance Convention in 2018, is committed to the scale of food aid to the international community and provides 50,000 tons of rice every year to refugees and migrants from vulnerable countries. This year, the recipient country (beneficiary country) will be expanded from 4 to 6 countries to provide a total of 50,000 tons of rice. Target countries are Yemen, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Syria and Laos. This was a decision made after consultation with related agencies in consideration of the domestic rice supply and demand situation as the number of countries requesting food aid from Korea due to Corona 19 has increased significantly. The Ministry ...

Source: Yna